Unlicensed Schenectady gun seller going to prison

ALBANY – A 21-year-old man who admitted to selling firearms at a Schenectady convenience store without a license will serve more than a year in prison.

Sharma Sukdeo will serve 15 months, a term that will be followed by a two-year supervised release. He must also pay $3,000 in fines, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Sukdeo pled guilty in December to selling three firearms and ammunition for profit to someone working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was one of 11 people arrested in March 2015 on felony charges of selling crack and firearms. His sentencing was Wednesday.